HIB Defined

When trying to determine if an incident is HIB, compare it against the definition.

Does the incident meet all of the following?

Harassment, Intimidation, or bullying means any gesture, any written, verbal or
physical act, or any electronic communications, whether it be a single incident
or a series of incidents that:

... is reasonably perceived as being motivated by any actual or perceived characteristic,
such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical, or sensory disability; or
by any other distinguishing characteristic; and that takes place on school property,
at any school sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly
operation of the school or the rights of other students

... takes place on school property, at any school sponsored function, or off school
grounds

... substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school
or the rights of other students

And, does it meet one of these?

A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, that the act(s) will have
the effect of physically or emotionally harming a pupil or damaging the pupil's
property, or placing a pupil in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to
his/her person or damage to his/her property

Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students

Creates a hostile educational environment for the pupil by interfering with a pupil's
education or by severly or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the
student

*The school district takes all offenses very seriously. In good faith we are to believe that all reported matters are the absolute truth and answered to the best of your knowledge.